Hardball (film)

Hardball is a 2001 American dramedy film directed by Brian Robbins. It stars Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane and D. B. Sweeney. The screenplay by John Gatins is based on the book Hardball: A Season in the Projects by Daniel Coyle. The original music score is composed by Mark Isham. The film is known in some parts of the U.S. as Little Sluggers.

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Directed by	Brian Robbins
Produced by	Brian Robbins Michael Tollin
Written by	Daniel Coyle (book) John Gatins
Starring	Keanu Reeves Diane Lane D. B. Sweeney Michael B. Jordan
Music by	Mark Isham
Cinematography	Tom Richmond
Editing by	Ned Bastille
Studio	Fireworks Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	September 14, 2001
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$21,000,000 (estimated)
Box office	$44,102,389